. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 28.

Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nutr. 2011 Sep 29;15(2):370–376. doi: 10.1017/S1368980011002382

Table 3.

Pearson correlations (r) of food expenditure ($US/child per d) with nutritional characteristics of menus provided in sixty child care homes, King County, WA, USA, 2008–2009

	Food expenditure

	r	P value
Energy (kJ)	0·314	0·015
Carbohydrates (%E)	0·042	0·749
Fat (%E)	−0·120	0·361
Protein (%E)	0·252	0·052
Whole grains (servings/d)	0·421	0·001
Fresh vegetables and fruits (servings/d)	0·464	<0·001
Energy density (kJ/g)	−0·309	0·016
MAR^*	0·284	0·028

%E, percentage of energy; MAR, mean adequacy ratio.

MAR based on vitamin E, Ca, Fe, Mg, K, Zn and fibre.